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by Kathy Wolfe This week, Tidbits heads to Old MacDonald’s farm to check out some interesting info about the various animals found there.

• “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” was first published in 1917. The oldest recording of the popular tune is thought to be 1925, released by The Sam Patterson Trio on the Edison label.

It was followed in 1927 with a version by Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers.

• It’s believed that the first cows arrived in North America aboard the ships of Christopher Columbus’ second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

• The average dairy cow weighs 1,200 lbs. (544 kg) and produces about 8 gallons (30 liters) of milk per day. It can also produce up to 125 lbs.

(57 kg) of saliva in one day. Now that’s a lot of drool!

• Although the common conception is that cows have four stomachs, they really have just one single stomach with four different digestive chambers – the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. Because of this, they can digest tough plants that normally would be indigestible.

• A cow spends about eight hours a day eating and another eight chewing her cud, which is plain talk for regurgitated, partially digested food.

• Chewing about 50 times per minute, a cow will have more than 40,000 jaw movements throughout the day. That cow will drink up to 50 gallons (189 liters) of water every day.

• Cows are social animals and actually form friendships with three or four other preferred cows. They can even experience dislike for certain cows. The cow has an amazing sense of smell, able to sniff something up to 6 miles (9.7 km) away.

• The first chickens most likely came with Christopher Columbus as well. There are now about 200 different breeds, with approximately 280 million laying chickens in the United States, each one producing about 250 to 300 eggs a year.

Those seven billion eggs comprise about 10% of the world’s supply.

• A hen begins laying eggs at about 19 weeks of age. The older she gets, the larger the eggs she produces. It takes her about 24 to 26 hours to produce an egg. Thirty minutes after the egg is laid, she begins the process all over again.

Most eggs are laid between the hours of 7 and 11 AM. The hen needs about 5 oz. of food and 10 oz. of water to create one egg. Farmers can improve egg production just by regulating the lighting in the henhouse. The hens will lay more eggs if they’re fooled into thinking a day is 28 hours long.

• Although we don’t think of them as birds of flight, chickens can actually fly. The recordsetting flight for a non-stop flight is about 230

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1. Is the book of 2 Timothy in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. From Luke 6, what did Jesus tell His disciples to do to those who cursed them?

Smile, Walk away from, Laugh, Bless them 3. What instrument did David play for Saul that caused the evil spirit to depart? Drum, Harp, Tambourine, Flute 4. From John 3, who lifted up the serpent in the wilderness? Paul, Peter, John the Baptist, Moses 5. What horrible things did Ezekiel see filling a valley? Serpents, Locusts, Dry bones, Demons 6. Who was the father of James and John?

Zebedee, Nahum, Haggai, Hizkiah

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yards (210 m). They can also travel along the ground at about 9 mph (14.5 kg/hr).

• Rated the fourth most intelligent animal, pigs are always communicating with each other using their more than 20 different vocalizations, varying from “I’m hungry” to “Wanna be my mate?”

• A farmer can expect a fully grown pig to weigh between 300 and 700 lbs. (140 and 300 kg.) Even at that size, an adult pig can run at speeds of up to 11 mph (17.7 km/hr). A pig can’t see very well, but its sense of smell is highly developed.

• Pigs have gotten a bad rap over the years, with folks who eat too much or who are messy referred to as pigs. In actuality, pigs eat slowly and enjoy their food. They are careful not to soil the space where they eat and sleep. If a pig is covered in mud, it’s because it rolled in it to keep cool, and it only does that if water is unavailable. And although people might “sweat like pigs,” pigs don’t even sweat! They are physically unable to do so!

• Goats and sheep are some of the first domesticated animals. They arrived in North America in the 1500s on the ships of Spanish explorers and settlers. Different breeds came over with English settlers in the 1600s. There are now about 200 different breeds of goats, some bred for their fiber (angora, mohair, cashmere), some for the meat, and others as dairy goats.

• An average dairy goat produces about a gallon (3.8 liters) of milk daily. Although we generally think of cows as our chief source of milk, more people drink milk from goats around the world than from any other animal. Goat’s milk is easier to digest than cow’s milk, because the fat globules are smaller and remain dispersed longer in the milk.

• Like the cow, a goat’s stomach also has four chambers. They enjoy all kinds of plant food – shrubs, woody plants, weeds, briars, and aromatic herbs.

• Goats are natural-born climbers, and some are able to jump more than 5 feet (15.2 m). They have great flexibility and often stand on their back legs to reach tree branches. They can crawl under fences and occasionally even run along the top.

• Domesticated around 5,000 years ago in Africa, donkeys can live 30 to 50 years in captivity.

They are well known for their ability to carry heavy loads for long distances. Donkeys have a reputation for being stubborn animals, but their dogged refusal to move occasionally is because they are overloaded or they sense danger.

• Donkeys are members of the horse family and are often interbred with horses. The cross between a male donkey (called a jack) and a female horse (mare) produces a mule. Crossing a male horse (stallion) and a female donkey (jenny) results in a hinny, much less common than mules.

Mules and hinnies are generally sterile. A donkey can even be interbred with a zebra, with the result known as a zonkey.

• A horse’s eyes and teeth take up a lot of space in its head! The male’s 40 teeth take up more space than its brain. The horse also has the biggest eyes of any land mammal, about nine times larger than a human eye. Because of the eye’s location on the side of the head, a horse is able to see nearly 360 degrees at one time.

• A horse’s height is measured in “hands,” a measurement of 4” (10.2 cm). In ancient Egypt, this was considered to be the breadth of a man’s hand, the average width across the knuckles.

The horse is measured from the ground to the top of the highest point of its skeleton, known as the withers.

1. In 2014, Jhonny Peralta set a record for most home runs by a St. Louis Cardinals shortstop (21). Who had held the mark?

2. Which player had the most RBIs during the decade of the 1970s?

3. Who holds the record for most touchdown passes in an Orange Bowl game?

4. Name the last Orlando Magic rookie to score 35 points in a game before Victor Oladipo did it in 2014?

5. In 2015, Nicklas Backstrom became the Washington Capitals’ all-time leader in assists (427). Who had been No. 1?

6. Who holds the record for most medals in the Winter Olympics?

7. Name the last PGA golfer before Jimmy Walker (2014-15) to win back-to-back Sony Opens?

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by Samantha Weaver * It was Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco who made the following sage observation: “Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, and at times instead of them.” * Iconic American rock band the Grateful Dead were originally known as the Warlocks. * It takes an average of 45 seconds in a microwave to make a Twinkie explode. * Dedicated experts at the University of Connecticut Alcohol Center conducted a study in which it was determined that light beer is more likely to cause a hangover than dark beer is. Evidently, lighter beers tend to be more highly carbonated, which causes the alcohol to go through the system faster. * It’s been reported that the Department of Defense has contracted a private lab to come up with a smell that’s so bad, it can be used to control unruly crowds.

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* The 1942 film “Casablanca” is consistently considered to be one of the best movies ever made. However, executives at Warner Brothers didn’t expect much from the film and gave the producers an extremely small budget. In fact, they were so strapped for cash that the plane used in the movie’s iconic final scene was no more than a cardboard cutout.

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* The original American Express card was not green, but purple. The now almost-ubiquitous green wasn’t introduced until 1969. * Those who study such things say that if you have bad breath, you’re more likely to be bitten by a bat. * In the 1970s, there was an epidemic of teenagers sniffing airplane glue to get high.

In order to discourage this practice, the glue manufacturers began adding an intense oil of mustard to the formula. *** Thought for the Day: “Happiness is good health and a bad memory.” -- Ingrid Bergman (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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7/18/15 - Crowder Concert at The Sheid David Crowder w/ Brady Toops & John Tibbs in Mtn. Home, AR His first single, "I Am," off his upcoming album Neon Steeple (February 18, 2014.

"I collected some players that could all fit on a porch and have instruments that you wouldn't have to put on a wall, like- banjos, fiddles, that type of thing. The point is to feel like we were on a porch together." ASU-Mountain Home at The Sheid The show begins at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are available through thesheid.com, 1800-965-9324 or the box office at The Sheid, (870) 508-6280. Ticket prices VIP $45.50 Reserved Price Level 2 $35.50 Reserved Price Level 3 $25.50 Reserved Price Level 4 $15.50 7/18/15 - Saturday Shows--Cowboy Music for Kids

7/25/15 - Lake Norfork Boat Poker Run Boaters can come out and participate in the Lake Norfork Boat Poker Run. It is a traditional 7 card draw. Registration begins at 10:30am, the Run begins at Noon. All hands must be turned in by 5pm at Jordan Marina. More information is available at www.norforklakechamber.com 7/27/15 - ASUMH Kids College Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) Community Education is offering Kids College Monday-Friday, July 27-31 at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center (The Sheid) on the campus of ASUMH. Kids College will offer the following series of daily classes for children ages 9-14, as well as an ACT Prep course for 10th-12th graders.

Classes are $40 each. There is a $25 nonrefundable registration fee per student.

8/03/15 - Children's Librarian Retirement Reception 2-4 PM. Join us to celebrate the retirement of the Library's Children's Librarian Deborah Edmonds. Deborah has served as the Children's Librarian for 13 years expanding children's programs and services. Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County, 300 Library Hill, Mountain Home, AR. For more info visit www.baxlib.org

Marshall Mitchell will present a program of foot tapping, hand clapping, coyote howling good time music for buckaroos and buckarettes!

10:30 am in the Knox Community Room, Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County, 300 Library Hill, Mountain Home, AR. For more info visit www.baxlib.org. No registration needed.

8/04/15 - Try Something New Night--Photo Editing When was the last time you tried something for the first time? The Library Staff will lead a fun session on photo editing. Step out of your comfort zone. Tuesday 6-7:30 pm. Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County, 300 Library Hill, Mountain Home, AR. For more info visit www.baxlib.org

7/20/15 - Hunter Education

8/07/15 - MHHS Class of 1985 Reunion

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Summer Classes for adults and teens. Two day class-10am-4pm. Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County, 300 Library Hill, Mountain Home, AR. For more info visit www.agfccom.org To register visit www.baxlib.org.

The Mountain Home High School Class of 1985 will hold a Class Reunion on August 7-8, 2015. Registration information has been mailed, but you may also e-mail MHHS1985@hotmail.com or call (870)4050438.

7/21/15 - Try Something New Night--Wire Ring Jewelry Making When was the last time you tried something for the first time? Join Tom for a fun session discovering the art of wire ring jewelry making.

Tuesday, 6-7:30 pm. Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County, 300 Library Hill, Mountain Home, AR. For more infor visit www.baxlib.org.

8/11/15 - Maker Space 3D Printer Sessions 5 PM. Required training. Sessions to use the 3D Printer and Scanner technologies are scheduled on Mondays and Wednesdays through the summer. Register at www.baxlib.org Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County, 300 Library Hill, Mountain Home, AR.

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* On July 16, 1863, the draft riots enter their fourth day in New York City in response to the Enrollment Act, which allowed wealthier citizens to pay $300 to avoid military duty. More than 1,000 people died in the violence, which was only contained by the arrival of Union troops from the battlefield at Gettysburg.

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* On July 19, 1879, Doc Holliday kills a man for shooting up his saloon. Despite his reputation as a deadly gunslinger, Doc Holliday engaged in just eight shootouts and killed only two men. The second was at the O.K. Corral in 1881. * On July 17, 1944, an ammunition ship explodes while being loaded in Port Chicago, California, killing 332 people. Poor procedures and lack of training led to the disaster. The blasts were felt as far away as Nevada. * On July 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon stuns the nation by announcing that he will visit communist China. Since the Communists came to power in China in 1949, Nixon had been one of its most vociferous critics. * On July 13, 1985, in London, Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially open Live Aid, a worldwide rock concert to raise money for the relief of famine-stricken Africans. The 16-hour concert was globally linked by satellite to more than a billion viewers in 110 countries. * On July 14, 1995, the MP3 file compression format is born, allowing music files small enough to be stored in bulk. * On July 18, 1999, New York Yankee David Cone pitches the 16th perfect game in major-league history with a no-hit, no-walk victory over the Montreal Expos. Cone needed only 88 pitches, 68 of them strikes, to set down 27 Expos in a row.

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Goldfish’s Sideways Swimming Is No Stunt

--DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Help! I went to feed my goldfish, “Sparks,” this morning, and he was having trouble swimming. It’s almost like he’s swimming sideways. What’s wrong with him? -- New to Aquariums in Oakland, California DEAR NEWBIE: What’s happening is most likely a worrying condition commonly called “swim bladder disease.” While it’s not precisely a disease, it can happen for a couple of reasons, and you need to take action immediately.

A change in the water’s pH, for one, can cause your goldfish almost immediate distress. If you recently changed the water or cleaned the tank, or if you haven’t done either in a while, that pH balance may be the culprit.

Change the water again, paying close attention to the water conditioner you’re adding, and making sure to match the temperature of the new water with that of the old to prevent stressing out Sparks.

The other possibility is diet. When fed nothing but dried pellets, or fed too much, fish can get constipated or bloated. That can manifest as distressed swimming -like swimming sideways, or even upside down.

Don’t feed Sparks anything for two or three days. Then, start with a low-protein food -- many aquarium owners recommend chopping a frozen pea into tiny bits and feeding the fish.

Once Sparks recovers, watch him carefully in case he develops an illness, like white spot disease (also known as ich), which can happen when fish are stressed. And look into joining an aquarium or nearby goldfish owners club so you can learn about keeping your fish healthy.

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FRY AND SILVER

Where would we be without the Post-It-Note?

Although it feels like this little convenience has been around forever, the public has only been using Post-It’s since 1980. Follow along and learn about the gentlemen whose research brought us one of the world’s most popular office supplies.

• Dr. Spencer Silver was a scientist at the 3M Company, assigned to the duty of developing new adhesives. In the midst of his research, he discovered an adhesive that stuck lightly to surfaces but could easily be peeled off.

• Fellow researcher Arthur Fry worked in the product development division at 3M, and in 1974, happened to attend a seminar conducted by Silver.

During the presentation, Silver mentioned that six years earlier, he had developed a unique adhesive that would adhere to objects with a temporary bond. Silver had not yet come up with a viable use for the invention.

• Fry was a devoted member of his church choir, attending practice every Wednesday evening. He used small scraps of paper to mark the hymns the group would sing for the week’s upcoming service, as well as to make notes about the music. But by the time Sunday rolled around, the bookmarks had moved around on the page or fallen out completely.

• Shortly after Silver’s seminar, as Fry fumbled with the small pieces of paper in his hymnal, he was struck with the idea of using Silver’s notyet-utilized adhesive to make a better bookmark.

The next day, he sought out Silver and requested a sample, and began a series of experiments. He smeared one edge of the paper so that the part sticking out of the book wasn’t gummy.

• Teaming up with Silver, the pair set to work developing a new product. It took nearly two years to iron out the technical difficulties. Fry experimented by using the sticky note to pen notes to his supervisor and co-workers to demonstrate its usefulness. In Fry’s words, “I thought, what we have here isn’t just a bookmark. It’s a whole new way to communicate.”

• The invention hit the test market in 1977 under the name of Press ‘n Peel, with disappointing results. But once dealers started handing out free samples, there was an immediate turnaround. The product hit the national market in 1980 with a new name, and the rest, as they say, is history.

• How did Post-It’s become their distinctive yellow color? Coincidentally, when Fry first started his experiments, the lab only had yellow scrap paper on hand.

• Today, the little sticky-notes are available in more than 150 countries around the world, with more than 4,000 different Post-It products available. A recent workplace study indicates that the average office worker receives 11 messages on a Post-In note every day.

• On the humorous side, the name of Arthur Fry was mentioned in the 1997 movie Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, after the two ditzy, under-achieving title characters claimed to have invented the Post-it-Note in the years since their high school graduation. A brainy classmate quickly corrected them as to the real inventor.

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Camp Mail Call 1. Who released “Easier Said Than Done” in 1963?

2. Name the solo entertainer who released “Little Sister” in 1961.

3. Which duo released “Get Closer”?

4. Why did Elton John and Bernie Taupin write “Philadelphia Freedom”?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Look at what’s happened to me, I can’t believe it myself.

Suddenly I’m up on top of the world, It should’ve been somebody else.”

Answers 1. The Essex. The group was composed of activeduty Marines who met while stationed together in Okinawa.

2. Elvis Presley. It was released as a double A-side single. “Marie’s the Name of His Latest Flame” was the hit on the flip side.

3. Seals and Crofts, in 1976. The song was one of the duo’s few that broke into the Top 10 charts.

Their best-known songs are “Diamond Girl” and “Summer Breeze.”

4. To honor Billie Jean King’s tennis team, the Philadelphia Freedom, in 1975.

5. “Believe It Or Not,” by Joey Scarbury, in 1981.

The song was the theme for the television show “The Greatest American Hero.” The catchy tune made it into all areas of popular culture, including “Seinfeld, the “Fahrenheit 9/11” soundtrack and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” film. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

A yellowed 4-cent postcard surfaced from the bottom of an old shoebox stashed in our attic. A classic in time, it was sent before ZIP codes and eons before cellphones and snappy e-mail. The relic wasn’t written by some great-grandparent, but by my “boomer” husband to his parents when he was off to camp for the first time at Round Lake in northern Minnesota at the age of 10.

I’m sure his parents were waiting patiently for news of the week. Was he healthy, happy, making new friends, missing his parents -but not too much? -- all those concerns we have when our kids are away from home for the first time.

Well, here’s what he wrote: “Dear Mom and Dad, I wasn’t going to write, but they made me write it or I couldn’t eat dinner. Camp is really fun. We won volleyball and water polo today and now tied for second place. Well, now that I got this written, I can go eat.

Love, Dean” While we like to receive any word from our kids while they’re away at sleepover camp, it’s the campers who also like to hear their name at “mail call.” Here are some tips: --Write and send a note or two to your child’s camp via U.S. mail a few days before he leaves home. Your child will be thrilled to hear from you the first day of camp. Keep the letters coming. They’ll no doubt end up in a scrapbook (or shoebox) your child will treasure in years to come.

--If your child is a baseball fan, remember to send clippings of box scores of games missed while away, or send a favorite comic strip from the paper.

--Tuck in addressed envelopes, stamps and a pen to encourage your child to write home.

--If your child’s camp will print out your e-mailed letters, try not to overload the system. There is a fine line between keeping in touch and letting your child feel independent and “away” from his typical “at home” routine.

Tip: A camp experience in the outdoors can positively impact a child. Consider sending a kid to camp by providing scholarship funds for someone who might not otherwise have resources. Contact a camp of your choice or your local YMCA directly to find out how you can sponsor a camper. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www. donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2015 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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• An adult sheep produces between 7 and 10 lbs. (3.2 and 4.5 kg) of wool a year. That’s about enough to make a man’s suit. One pound (.45 kg) of wool can be spun into 20 miles (32 kg) of yarn. The amount of wool that a sheep produces will vary depending upon its breed, genetics, nutrition, and how often it is sheared. Typically, a sheep is sheared just once a year.

Wool from one sheep is called a fleece, while the wool from many is referred to as a clip.

• Although California, Colorado, and Wyoming are the top producers of wool in the U.S., their combined total still only accounts for less than 1% of the world’s wool production. China is the largest producer.

• Sheep and cow intestines have long been used to manufacture the strings of tennis racquets.

Sometimes called catgut, it is created by drying the fibers of the intestine’s serous membrane, which contains natural collagen that provides the elasticity needed for the strings. However, nylon is now the most popular material because its cost is much lower, and its elasticity is better because of multi-filament strings.

• The turkey is the only poultry native to North America. Because domesticated turkeys have been bred to have large breasts for cooking purposes, they are top-heavy and unable to fly. However, wild turkeys can fly as fast as 55 mph (89 km/hr) and even roost in the treetops at night to avoid predators.

Wild birds can also run up to a speed of 25 mph (40 km/hr). The domestic bird will weigh about twice as much as the wild one.

• Are you familiar with all the terms associated with turkeys? That flap of skin that hangs over a turkey’s beak is known as a snood. Brightly-colored fleshy bumps on a turkey’s head and throat are called caruncles. Both the snood and caruncle turn bright red when the bird becomes frightened or agitated.

The wattle, that flap of skin under the turkey’s chin, also changes to bright scarlet on a male in the midst of mating season. Although we frequently hear male turkeys called “toms,” they are also referred to as “gobblers,” because of the distinctive noise they make to announce their presence to females. A baby turkey is known as a poult or a chick, and of course, the female is called a hen.

• Speaking of gobbling, in addition to the familiar gobble, a male turkey can make more than 30 different vocal sounds, including purrs, yelps, and kee-kees, distinctive and unique enough to be recognized by his fellow males. A gobble can be heard a mile away. Female turkeys usually make a clicking noise.

• Although there are more than 40 breeds of domesticated ducks, the most common is the white Pekin duck, brought to North America in the 1870s.

Pekin chicks are born with bright yellow plumage and an orange bill and feet. A farmer can expect an adult Pekin to lay about 200 eggs per year over their lifespan of about 9 to 12 years. They are also the most popular duck consumed for its meat, comprising 95% of all duck meat eaten in the U.S.

BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS:

1) New; 2) Bless them; 3) Harp; 4) Moses; 5) Dry bones; 6) Zebedee

1. Edgar Renteria had 16 home runs for St. Louis in 2000.

2. Cincinnati’s Johnny Bench, with 1,013 RBIs. 3. West Virginia’s Geno Smith, with six TD passes in 2012.

4. Shaquille O’Neal, in 1992.

5. Michal Pivonka, with 418 assists. Current teammate Alex Ovechkin is now second on the team with 420.

6. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway has won 13 medals in the biathlon.

7. Ernie Els, in 2003-04.

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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?

Silver alert issued for Viola man

Kenneth Niemmanhemindah missing July 1st from the Viola, Arkansas area.

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Silver Alert for Kenneth R.H. Niemmanhemindah.

This type of alert by authorities is a public notification system about missing persons- especially senior ciitizens with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other mental disabilities- in order to aid their recovery.

He is 59 years old, stands 6-2, weighs 185 pounds and has brown hair and hazel eyes. He was reported missing at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. He was last known to be at 275 Pecan street in Viola, a residence located near the post office.

Niemmanhemindah was last seen wearing a black shirt with white lettering, red long-sleeve hoodie, blue jeans and red shoes. It is unknown if he has left the area and what manner of travel may have been involved.

Please contact the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office with any information on the location of Kenneth Niemmanhemindah at (870) 895-2601

Davy Crockett ---

Q: During the 1950s, Walt Disney sponsored the TV show “Davy Crockett” starring Fess Park. Davy Crockett collector cards also were published in a series of 84. Do these have a value? -- Charles, Livingston, Texas A: Your set is valued in the $50-$75 range, depending on condition. More than 500 Davy Crockett products were licensed by Disney, including milk glasses ($8$25), frontier gun set ($35-$150), lunchbox ($100-$400), cookie jar ($150-$425) and litho button ($15-$55). All prices are from “Hake’s Price Guide to Character Toys”

by Ted Hake and published by House of Collectibles.

That coonskin cap generally sells for about $35. *** Q: I have inherited a partial set of Depression glass in the Daisy pattern. It is crystal in color. Since I’m missing at least half of the set, I would like to contact others who collect so I can purchase what I don’t already have.

Can you help me? I’m also curious about how old this pattern is. -- Doris, Orlando, Florida A: The Daisy pattern was introduced by the Indiana Glass Company in Dunkirk, Indiana, during the late 1930s. It was produced until about 1985. It was made in amber (1940s), crystal (1933-’40), dark green (1960s-’80s), fired-on red (late 1930s) and milk glass (1960s-’80s).

There are several excellent references that might be helpful. I especially like “Warman’s Depression Glass: A Value and Identification Guide” by Ellen T. Schroy and published by Krause Books. This guide spotlights more than 170 patterns and lists current market values for 10,000 items. The latest edition has been expanded with values that I think accurately reflect the present marketplace.

You also might contact the National Depression Glass Association, an organization that was founded in 1974 is and dedicated to the preservation of American-made glassware. A newsletter, “News & Views,” is published for members. Contact is P.O. Box 8264, Wichita, KS 67208; www.ndga.net; and Dean Lowry, membership chairman, membership@ndga.net. *** Q: I inherited a pedestal cake plate in Heirloom fine china by Georges Briard. It is from the 1940s, and I would like to know its value. -- Ruth, Sun City, Arizona A: I found your cake plate on eBay for $40, which I think is fairly close to its value.

Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to questionsforcox@aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot personally answer all reader questions, nor does he do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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